Pocket - focussing issue / color of focus marks & zebra

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Stefan Longin

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Pocket - focussing issue / color of focus marks & zebra

PostWed Aug 28, 2013 9:17 pm

got my camera one week ago and I have a massive issue with focussing.
First of all despite the display is anti glare I dont see too much on it in daylight.
Secondly the focus mark doesn't make a difference in between 12ft / 4mtrs
and infinity but your lens probably does. thirdly a focus mark in green is not
very helpful if you shoot in landscape. Please BMD change it to red!

did anybody discover a display loupe in the meanwhile?
Zeiss Cinemizer could be helpful but it's 600€ and I don't
want to imagine how you look when you wear it :-/

I can confirm sensor bloom Unfortunately I am abroad with
limited bandwidth and can't upload footage.
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Re: Pocket - focussing issue / color of focus marks & zebra

PostWed Aug 28, 2013 9:27 pm

BMD should hire a boys from MAGIC LATERN :lol:
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Re: Pocket - focussing issue / color of focus marks & zebra

PostWed Aug 28, 2013 9:33 pm

You can also double press the OK button to get a magnification for focus.

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Re: Pocket - focussing issue / color of focus marks & zebra

PostWed Aug 28, 2013 9:43 pm

John Brawley wrote:You can also double press the OK button to get a magnification for focus.

jb



thanks John I appreciate your help very much! Seems that I missed this point in the manual.
thanks again, it saved probably a lot of my footage until I can update FW on this lens (I a abroad in holiday an don't have a Lumix or Olympus until my return)
S. Long

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